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How to Protect Your Intellectual Property

The Startup Magazine

All of your ideas and finished works should be stored properly, away from everyone else—including employees. File Several Types of Non-Disclosure Agreements. There are several types of non-disclosure agreements , and it’s important that you understand which are most relevant to your business and can be beneficial to you.

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6 Guidelines On How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often have to deal with people who are convinced that they must get me to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before they begin talks about their new venture. Don’t ask for an NDA from trusted investors and advisors.

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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. On the other hand, if it is maintenance and testing on non-core software, use the lowest cost solution. Cost factors. The net may be less cost reduction than you thought. Technology level.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. On the other hand, if it is maintenance and testing on non-core software, use the lowest cost solution. Cost factors. The net may be less cost reduction than you thought. Technology level.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. On the other hand, if it is maintenance and testing on non-core software, use the lowest cost solution. Cost factors. The net may be less cost reduction than you thought. Technology level.

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What intellectual property (IP) steps should a startup take?

NZ Entrepreneur

It is vital to know early on what IP protection a startup can have, what the benefits will be, and what the costs will be to secure such protection over time. Using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) can ensure your know-how is not misused. It is estimated that trade secret theft cost the US economy $300 billion in 2012.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Most traditional, bricks-and-mortar businesses have substantial, often enormous hard assets, such as raw materials and supplies, work-in-process, inventory, manufacturing equipment, real estate and more, as well as armies of employees. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.)